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Tuesday, January 31, 2017

India! Ready to Stage another Surgical Strike Drama…

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa said that “Pakistan’s Armed Forces are fully geared to respond to any aggression by India.”

“I
kept awake thinking whole night that whether my army will be able to do this or
not; due to this fear I was unable to sleep” this is neither a dialogue from
movie nor excerpt from novel. This is the part of the address delivered by
Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar. In this address he tried to create
the impression that he was restless like the US State representative over
alleged Abbotabad Operation against Osama. The reality of Indian Minister is,
tell an open lie and stick to it. In the way Indian claims of Surgical Strike
in Azad Kashmir on 29 September 2016, were rejected by Indians, Media and
Opposition, it was expected that Modi govt. will not mention it anymore but in
the way Indian Minister repeated his lies this can be termed as stubborness.

The Four Brave Aviators from Pakistan Army Aviation who rescued Indians from Somalian rebels in Kismayo through dangerous surgical strike

After
statement of Indian Defense Minister, Indian COAS General Rawat threatened Pakistan
in his interview to Indian newspaper, if Pakistan did not stop infiltrating
terrorists into Pakistan than India will continue surgical strikes in Pakistan.
In other words, Pakistan is an unguarded place for Indian army where they can
go whenever they want. The oral claims or threats from Manohar Parrikar might
be explainable on the basis that he did not have any idea of Surgical Strikes
but statement of COAS of such a big army based upon hypothesis is astonishing.
This is why that COAS of Pakistan army General Qamar Bajwa made this clear to
his Indian counterpart that neither India has dared to attempt Surgical strike
in past nor India can dare it in future. If Indian army attempted any such
misadventure, Pak-Army is ready to give a befitting response. General Rawat
knows the professional and war capability of Pakistan army very well.

India
has become dependent upon propaganda and lies over its fantasized success.
Whenever Indian army had to show its bravery and professionalism; Indian
soldiers prefer to flee from the scene. While threatening Pakistan they forget
that neither India have capability for such operation nor courage. How much
daring and brave Indian army, Commandoes and Army Aviation Officers and
soldiers are; this can be understood from a real life incident thousands of
miles away from their motherland.

This
was mid of April 1994, hundreds of miles away from Mogadishu in the South Western
City of Kismayo, militants from Farah Aidid entered into a compound of an NGO and
took the people (mostly Indians) present there as hostage. Indian 1st
Bihar Regiment was responsible for peace in the city under UN mission along
with Canadian and German army. This was the time when US army had lost two of
its Black Hawk helicopters and many commandoes while fighting Farrah Aidid
militants. The guerillas of Farah Aidid were so much feared that no one dared
to go near them.

Force
Commander of UN Mission in Somalia ordered Indian Commander to take action for
release of hostages. Indian Army Aviation Unit along with helicopters from
Canadian Aviation were deployed in the area. But the reports of militants being
equipped with Tamya-145 ZSU-23 Anti Aircraft Guns made Indian aviation pilots
to deny the orders to fly the mission in the Kismayo city. Indian army’s stance
was that unless they are not given full cover of army aviation they are not
ready for any operation in the region. The pressure developed on the UN army
for safe release of hostages by the NGO; UN had no other way except to order
the Peace army present in the city for the operation which was already denied
by Indian army.

Lt Col Arshad Farooq on Mogadishu Airbase

Indian
army Commander was forced to appeal Pakistani army deployed in the Mogadishu for
help. Pakistani army was not authorized to operate in the area therefore Indian
Commander was suggested to contact Pakistan through UN Force Commander that
Indian army needs help of Pakistan Army Aviation. Indian army commander was
forced to send his request for help via UNO to Pakistan army.

On
9 April 1994, 2 Cobra Helicopters of Pakistan army were sent for mission in the
Kismayo city from Mogadishu. The mission was being commanded by Colonel Saleem
Akhund, Commandant of Pakistan army aviation to Somalia. This operation
presented a good example of Pakistan army’s military capability that from top
to lowest command, the Mission commander remains on the front whether in case
of war or operation. Colonel Saleem was being supported by Major Farhat Ali. In
the second helicopter were Colonel Arshad Farooq and Major Waseem Akhtar. All
of them were proud pilots of Pakistan army aviation. For saving innocent human
lives these pilots flew for the continuous five hours and reached in the camp
of 1st Bihar Regiment at Kismayo. The strategy of operation was
planned. It was agreed that Pakistan Army Aviation pilots will penetrate into
the area where Farah Aidid guerillas have deployed anti air craft guns and
neutralize them. Afterwards, Indian and Canadian commandoes will penetrate into
the compound on 4 helicopters in order to get the hostages released while
Pakistani helicopters will remain in the air in order to provide cover to Indian,
Canadian soldiers and hostages.

Lt Col Waseem Malik with his Cobra

On
the other hand when militants got the reports that Pakistani army aviation
helicopters have reached Kismayo city, they lost their courage. This was such
an unseen help from Allah which was spread in all over the African continent
wherever Pakistan peace contingents have been deployed. When Pakistan
helicopters reached in the area, the militants have already fled from the area
leaving behind their anti aircraft guns deployed over the rooftops of the
buildings. Even if they had not left the area, Pakistan army aviation pilots
were ready to face them. Pakistan army aviation destroyed anti-aircraft guns.
After declaring the area as safe by Pakistan army, Indians entered into the
compound, took the hostages with them and returned. Indian camp was celebrating
safe evacuation of hostages and thankful to Pakistan army aviation. They asked
Pakistani officers to stay there and take part in celebrations.

Pakistan
army officers offered prayers thanking Allah in the Indian camp because in this
dangerous mission not on their lives but credibility of Pakistan and Pakistan
army was at stake. Commandant Colonel Saleem apologized from participating in
Indian celebrations and flew back to Mogadishu setting a new record of continuous
flight of 5 hours on Cobra helicopters in the history of army aviation.

We
started from the Indian army still captivated by the fantasy of surgical
strike. Indian rulers and officials may deceit Indians through their Bollywood
dialogues but they cannot deceit world. Indian army command also knows the high
standards of Pakistan army’s professionalism. Pak army also has moral supremacy
over Indians as well. In 1994 when Pakistan army went ahead to save Indians in
Somalia; Indians were busy in killing innocent Kashmiris in Indian Held Kashmir
due to which both countries were not on
good terms. Pakistan army present in Mogadishu was not responsible to help
Indian army. Despite of all this, Pakistan and Pakistan army on the basis of humanity
risked the lives of best pilots for saving the citizens of the eternal enemy.
There are many such examples when Pakistan furthered its services for safety of
Indian but Indians neither have any respect for human values nor diplomatic
values otherwise Indian Defense Minister might have thought before singing the
songs of successful Surgical Strike in dream…